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Two Boulevards and a Bridge

A proposal to the NYS DOT for the I-81 Redevelopment Project.
See original submission below for overview.
Also included are related proposals and Syracuse "Efficient Streets" Initiative design concepts.

March 26, 2017
Comments on the SMTC Roundabout Feasibility Study of 2016. The original SMTC report can be found at: http://www.smtcmpo.org/finalreps.asp?fy=2016&ShowAll=0 .
Download comments (2.2 MB): comments_SMTC_roundabout_study_2016.pdf

December 20, 2016Open letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx regarding the I-81 project. It argues for inclusion of a North Side street-grid alternative in the project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and that a full South Side and North Side street-grid solution will create a far greater economic stimulus than the other options, and that it is critical to the future economic and cultural prosperty of Syracuse.

October 12, 2016
Comments on DOT October 6th update of the I-81 Redevelopment Project. The designs incorporate more public suggestions, but there are still major issues to resolve.
Download comments (1.2 MB): i81_october_update.pdf

May 5, 2016
My submission to the Elevating Erie Competition – Ideas for transforming Erie Blvd
from a suburban style arterial road into an Urban avenue. (Not part of the competition
as it was a week late.)
Download proposal (4.6 MB): elevating_erie_slides.pdf

August 29, 2014
Original Submission.
Download proposal (9MB, 24 pages): i81_roundabouts_v2-1.pdf(Document images are in HD resolution and are best viewed on screen in color with the
ability to zoom in and see the street names and other details.)